British Labour MP for Birmingham Yardley since 2015
Green Party leader Zack Polanski has refused to apologise for a social media post featuring a guillotine and the slogan "We’re only making plans for Nigel." Police are reviewing the incident after Reform UK reports. Polanski says it was an inadvertent mistake and he is cooperating with inquiries. The controversy has intensified debates over a leader’s control of social media and the party’s future credibility.
The parole board in South Australia has upheld the release of James Vlassakis, the former witness-turned-convicted murderer, after his parole decision was challenged. The case, tied to the Snowtown bodies-in-barrels murders, has drawn opposition from victims’ families and sparked debate over parole reforms.